* Some 170 737 Max 8’s were in service. Two had crashed. In other words, more than one percent of this new model had fatal crashes. Yet, Boeing and the FAA continued to echo their message that the Max 8 plane was safe. * After the first crash killed 189 people, Boeing said it was working on an update to the plane’s software. 5 days ago · While they do carry Boeing 737 Max 8s, both airlines said the model does not raise any concerns. A Max 8 jet operated by Lion Air crashed in Indonesia in 2018, and an Ethiopian Airlines Max 8 3 days ago · The Boeing 737 MAX 9 plane has only been in operation since October 2023, FAA records show. 5:26 p.m. : Flight 1282 lands, less than 20 minutes after taking off. 5:34 p.m. Rescuers work at the scene of an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max that crashed near Bishoftu, or Debre Zeit, south of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in March 2019. Boeing will pay more than $2.5 billion Boeing recently reported its third-quarter earnings dropped 51% to $1.17 billion in part because it added $900 million more in costs for the Max. "We are very angry (at Boeing) because their The wreckage of an engine from Lion Air Flight 610, a Boeing 737 Max aircraft that was recovered from the sea, in Jakarta, Indonesia, last year. The existence of MCAS came to light only after the crash of Lion Air Flight JT610 in October. On Monday, Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg explained why the company didn't disclose the existence of the 3 days ago · The incident is the latest in a long string of problems for Boeing. Since the grounding of the 737 Max in March 2019, following two crashes that killed 346 people, Boeing’s financial losses have The Boeing 737 has been in the news a lot lately, since two fatal crashes involving the latest model of the plane, the 737 Max. But even though the Max has been grounded for six months, as Boeing 5 days ago · US regulators have ordered the temporary grounding of 171 Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft following a cabin panel blowout late Friday that forced a brand-new Two Max 8 planes crashed in 2018 and fkgCW.